: How do I control the way the cropping tool works in Photoshop CS3? I'd like to set the behavior of the cropping tool. I want it to define cropping areas based on... A fixed, numerical set

@Jessie844

according to what i understood,you can follow these steps crop your document in defined px or inch.
there are two methods of doing this i prefer using marquee tool with fixed size,please check SS,i tried to explain a bit :| sorry for these rude images i was running out of time.

this one is from crop tool it self you can set values according to your need.


this second one is based on marquee tool which i prefer.



i know these images look so bad :| just want to clear your confusion,hope you got some clue :|

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@Reiling762

I hope I understand your question right...

To set a fixed numerical crop area, you type in the dimensions you'd like in the top toolbar after you've selected the crop tool. (This is the toolbar that resides underneath the file/edit/image menus).

Then, when you click and drag the crop box it will keep to those dimensions, and the final crop will be that size.

I don't quite understand your second bullet, and as for the thirds bullet, well, that's how the crop tool naturally operates, isn't it?

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